Well, it has happened. You can now buy a Ralph Lauren Purple Label suit for a cheaper price than Brooks Brothers (Golden Fleece). I suspect they will keep their Drake suits (more expensive). The Anthony looks like its lifted straight from Black Label. If I were you, I would wait to get your Anthony suit with a nice little purple label "RL" tag on the inside.
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The purple tag is nice but as most (if not all) RLBL are going on sale and their suits are around $500-$600... I think ~$1500 discount for a black tag is a fair trade-off.

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Originally Posted by Chewco

This is not St. Andrews. It can't be.

I guess this forum needs some re-writing. "Ralph Lauren lines and who makes what - a definitive guide." The answer? Stefan Larsson is making the clothes.

Stefan Larsson is the CEO but I doubt he is "making" the clothes... I'm actually curious, for those that have handled the new PL Anthony, if Caruso is still making them...

I noticed that Ralph Lauren is having a large sale. The online prices do not reflect the magnitude. I spoke to a salesman at the Chevy Chase store here in DC. Since RL is discontinuing Black Label the stores are offering large discounts. I just bought the Gray Anthony Sharkskin in 42L for $539. Online it is still over $1k even with the discount.

The purple tag is nice but as most (if not all) RLBL are going on sale and their suits are around $500-$600... I think ~$1500 discount for a black tag is a fair trade-off.
Stefan Larsson is the CEO but I doubt he is "making" the clothes... I'm actually curious, for those that have handled the new PL Anthony, if Caruso is still making them...

Hard to say. I've seen some recent SCs made my Cantarelli (i know that they made RLPL in the past, so maybe they're back?).

I've seen some of the new suits in department stores, and they still start at $1,995 there, but the ones sold (so far) in the RL stores and on the company website seem to start at $2,295. This suggests to me that the suits are pretty much the same, but RL has decided to make a price jump, while the independent retailers still want something in the $2k range.

I think that's only RLPL inasmuch as the Black Label items are all under the Purple Label listing now. My guess is that it's the same item at a higher price point, so more a case of RLBL being more expensive than before than one of RLPL dropping in price.